Category: Science

A satellite chain launched Saturday in Florida can be seen bright in the sky this week. Local residents will have several opportunities over the next few days to see one … Read More

It can be tricky to see sponges as animals, stationary and plant-like as they are, but they represent some of the longest-living animals on the planet. Arguably the most impressive … Read More

Not all superheroes wear capes. Capable of handling extreme cold, acid, and dehydration, the microbe Deinococcus radiodurans handles doses of radiation that would kill a human tens of thousands of … Read More

The Hubble Space Telescope has stared deeper into a quasar than ever before, discovering “weird” features in its vicinity. Quasars are the superbright centers of active galaxies, and they’re powered … Read More

Credit: Edgar Daniel Hernández Cervantes from Pexels A new study from UC San Diego’s Comparative Cognition Lab shows that dogs trained to use soundboards to “talk” are capable of making … Read More

“‘Oumuamua was surprising in several ways,” said Farnocchia. “The fact that the first object we discovered from interstellar space exhibited similar behaviors to 2003 RM made 2003 RM even more … Read More

WASHINGTON — Fresh corroboration of the perplexing observation that the universe is expanding more rapidly than expected has scientists pondering the cause — perhaps some unknown factor involving the mysterious … Read More

SpaceX is gearing up for the seventh test flight of its Starship megarocket, which could take place in just a month or so. The company conducted a static-fire test with … Read More

A pair of satellites astronomers hope can create an artificial eclipse were launched from a site in India last week. Beginning in 2025, each satellite will cause a periodic eclipse … Read More

In September 2004, NASA’s Genesis return sample capsule tumbled from the sky and slammed into the Utah desert in a remote part of the U.S. Army’s Dugway Proving Ground, shattering … Read More